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Remove systemic barriers to tackle the roma public health emergency | joint statement by 25 european and national roma, pro roma and public health organisations

EAPN NewsBy Elke December 13, 2016

Europe is facing a Roma public health emergency: We, the undersigned organisations are extremely concerned about the alarming health situation of the Roma in Europe and the lack of awareness and actions concerning their situation. It is unacceptable and unfair that, in too many cases, belonging to this ethnic minority results in poor physical and mental health. We are especially…

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10th Edition of Charlemagne Youth Prize open for applications (EP)

EU Institutions NewsBy Elke December 13, 2016

General : Young people who make a difference deserve recognition. That is why the European Parliament and the International Charlemagne Prize Foundation award the Charlemagne Youth Prize every year. Today we open applications for the 10th edition. If you are between 16 and 30 years old and run a project with a European dimension, do…

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EESC 2016 Civil Society Migration Prize to reward inspiring and successful examples of human solidarity

EU Institutions NewsBy Elke December 13, 2016

The record number of 283 applications for this year’s EESC Civil Society Prize on Migration, has clearly shown that migration and the integration of refugees continues to be a major area of action and concern for European Civil Society. The 2016 Prize will reward model and inspiring projects that represent the best of human solidarity…

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Opening screening of ‘I Daniel Blake’ in Chesterfield

EAPN National Networks NewsBy Elke December 13, 2016

Colin Hampton (EAPN UK): ‘Thanks to everyone for supporting the opening screening of I, Daniel Blake in Chesterfield on Friday. We had an attendance of over 200. Thanks to the Groups that sponsored the event and helped us to provide refreshments for the very lively discussion afterwards. We will be looking to put on Community…

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Conference of EAPN Netherlands with Secretary of State Jetta Klijnsma

EAPN National Networks NewsBy Elke December 13, 2016

EAPN Netherlands organized a conference to close the project “Include Experts by Experience in the Local Social Field”. During this conference, the Secretary of State, Jetta Klijnsma, discussed poverty and social exclusion together with the students of Bs Mikado (from Venlo). Please read the final Project Report here and watch the video here

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EAPN Portugal is celebrating its 25th anniversary

EAPN National Networks NewsBy Elke December 13, 2016

EAPN Portugal is celebrating its 25th anniversary. To mark this date, several initiatives were organized throughout 2016, closing the year with the presentation of a publication that portrays the 25 years of EAPN Portugal, – “25 years to build pathways to eradicate poverty and social exclusion” written by Gaspar Pereira and an Exhibition – “WELTSCHMERZ”…

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Seminar hosted in the European Parliament: Can the Semester help build a better Social Europe?

EAPN News, Featured, UncategorizedBy Rebecca December 6, 2016

The event Can the Semester help build a better Social Europe? is jointly hosted by the European Anti-Poverty Network with Sergio Gutiérrez Prieto (MEP, S&D). The seminar aims to review how well the European Semester and Europe 2020 is working in terms of its delivery on social rights, poverty and participation and to debate what changes…

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Concrete actions to tackle poverty and rising inequality based on social rights are necessary to ensure AGS 2017 delivers on signs of hope | Letter to the EPSCO Council

EAPN News, FeaturedBy Elke December 5, 2016

At the EPSCO meeting on the 8-9 December, the Social Ministers will discuss their first response to the 2017 Annual Growth Survey, in the context of the upcoming European Pillar of Social Rights. EAPN wrote a letter to the EPSCO Council to highlight our key concerns regarding this topic. In this letter, EAPN calls on Social Ministers to…

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Children cannot wait: 7 priority actions to protect all refugee and migrant children | Joint statement from 78 organisations

EAPN News, FeaturedBy Elke December 1, 2016

78 organisations active in the field of children’s rights strongly welcome that this year’s European Forum on the Rights of the Child focuses on protecting children in migration. Children represent a significant proportion of migrants and refugees. At least 1 in 3 people arriving to Greece by sea in 2016 were children. In the same year, the…

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Signs of change towards Social Europe? | Fintan Farrell and Sian Jones in Euractiv

FeaturedBy Elke November 30, 2016

Progress has been made on social values, through the Commission’s Autumn Package. Fintan Farrell and Sian Jones explain what has been done and what is still left to do. (Euractiv 25 November 2016) Fintan Farrell is acting director of EAPN and Sian Jones is its policy coordinator. On 16 November, the European Commission adopted the…

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